4,5-Disubstituted 2-mercaptoimidazoles react with chloroacetic acid to form S-carboxy-methyl derivatives, which readily cyclise to the corresponding 2,3-dihydro-imidazo[2,1-b]-thiazol-3-ones. Substituted amides of 2-imidazolylthioacetic acids have now been obtained by the action of amines on the... mehr

2-Methyl-5,6-diphenyl-2,3-dihydro-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-one 5 and 6,7-diphenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-imidazo[2,1-b]1,3-thiazin-4-one 6 are prepared from 4,5-diphenyl-2-mercapto-imidazole 1. Compounds 5 and 6 react with amines or hydrazines to give the 2-(4,5-diphenyl-imidazol-2-ylthio)acet(or propan)... mehr